Proud mum Jo Wagner has paid tribute to her courageous daughter Kate in a heartfelt letter to TV vet Chris Brown which he read out during Telethon .

Kate, 16, died from a stroke in July after spending 18 months in Perth Children’s Hospital where she endured some 30 surgeries and arounds 100 scans.

Mrs Wagner said a visit from Dr Chris and therapy dog Murphy a couple of weeks before she died brought “joy and light” into Kate’s life at a very difficult time.

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“Kate had just received a devastating medical update, was in severe pain and unable to sit up, yet when you walked in with Murphy, her face lit up with the biggest smile we had seen in weeks,” she wrote.

“You made her feel special, important, and seen — not just as a patient, but as a friend. Th

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